With my excellent 20/20 hindsight, I now know that I've had an insulin problem for a long time. And, now in my late 50s, I'm very insulin resistant, and (as far as I can tell) leptin resistant, too. If, twenty years ago, I had known what I know today, I'd have been low carbing instead of drinking the "good carb / low fat" koolaid.

Way back then, in the good old bad days of low blood sugar, mood swings, depression, carb cravings and more, I must have been full, FULL of insulin. And it got worse, feeding on itself, as time went on. If only I had known then what nasty things elevated insulin can do to a body, and have done to mine!

So here's my question of the day: why don't doctors routinely test for insulin levels?

Now open for discussion.